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I need a suitable half-height graphics card because my slim Media Center PC uses integrated graphics not powerful enough to play the latest games

April 2, 2015 Eric Legge 0

ANSWER: Your slim Media Center PC has either a micro-ATX or mini-ITX (SFF) motherboard that provides only a few adapter slots and most graphics cards […]

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Versions of Android that Google is not patching

March 27, 2015 Eric Legge 0

Google is not patching its Android mobile operating system for versions earlier than version 4.4 (KitKat) March 27, 2015. – Google is no longer providing […]

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How can I remove the DRM copy protection on the music tracks purchased from Nokia so that I can play them on an iPod and burn them to a CD/DVD disc?

March 20, 2015 Eric Legge 0

PROBLEM: I bought some music tracks from Nokia’s online store. I want to transfer them to my iPod. Unfortunately, all of the tracks are in […]

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I can’t watch DVD movies on my Windows XP laptop/notebook computer

March 20, 2015 Eric Legge 0

PROBLEM: When I go abroad with my Windows XP laptop computer, I would like to watch some DVD movies that I can take with me, […]

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Common hard disk drive (HDD) problems

March 15, 2015 Eric Legge 0

Solutions to common hard disk drive  problems – Click the links to go to them   1. – My 5-year-old desktop PC’s SATA hard disk […]

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Power supply problem: At startup my computer hangs at the Staring Windows screen in Windows 7

March 7, 2015 Eric Legge 0

PROBLEM: I have a startup problem in Windows 7 64-bit version. The PC runs an Intel Q9550 Socket LGA775 dual-core processor on an EVGA 790i […]

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Power supply problem: Computer won’t switch off, screen goes black, fans still spin, pressing the power button starts Windows again

March 4, 2015 Eric Legge 0

PROBLEM: All of a sudden, when I shut my desktop PC down that is running Windows 7, the screen goes black, I can hear the […]

CCleaner uses system monitoring and “Intelligent Cookie Management”

February 28, 2015 Eric Legge 0

Piriform’s CCleaner uses system monitoring and “Intelligent Cookie Management” Most free software and tools install unwanted settings or other software by default UPDATE – Windows […]

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Win7 computer takes several minutes to get online

February 27, 2015 Eric Legge 0

Windows 7 computer takes several minutes to get online followed by frequent disconnections that eventually stop occurring Problem After a cold boot or reboot, a […]

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How to get rid of a toolbar that you don’t want but can’t delete or a hijacked web browser’s homepage: Use AdwCleaner

February 17, 2015 Eric Legge 0

Recently my laptop computer that runs a dual-boot Windows XP Pro SP3/Windows 7 SP1 setup somehow, while running XP, got infected with the Yontoo Desktop […]

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  • PC Problems and Solutions
    • Software Problems
    • Windows 7/8.1/10 Problems
    • Hard Disk and SSD Drive Problems
    • Video/Graphics Card Problems
    • Laptop Problems
    • Networking and Internet Problems
    • Motherboard and Power Supply (PSU) Problems
    • RAM Memory Problems
    • Processor Problems
    • CD/DVD Optical Drive Problems
    • USB Problems
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  • Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 / XP
    • Windows 10 Home and Pro Editions
    • Windows 8.0/8.1
    • Windows 7 SP1
    • Windows XP: Fix Startup / Shutdown Problems
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    • Windows Performance Monitor – Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1/10
    • Back
  • Hardware
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    • Hard Disk and SSD Drives
      • External Hard Disk, SSD and NAS Drives
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      • Back
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    • RAM Memory: DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DDR5
    • Networking: Cabled and Wireless Wi-Fi Networks
    • Monitors: Digital LCD/TFT/LED
    • Sound Cards and PC Sound Production
    • CD / DVD / Blu-ray Drives / Writers
    • Universal Serial Bus: USB 2.0 3.0 3.1 USB Type C
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